Weaving Cultural Identities
Touring Exhibition
Current Venue

Resurgo Place | COMING MAY 2021
Moncton NB
May 8, 2021 – August 22, 2021
Description
The Weaving Cultural Identities brings together Indigenous and Islamic communities in a collaborative exploration of weaving traditions and histories, thereby unpacking uneasy issues of belonging, displacement, diaspora, the land, and identity.
The exhibition features 10 woven prayer rugs created by 10 Coast Salish Indigenous artists and 8 Muslim artists. The project is a visual manifest of prominent, national dialogues surrounding the reconciliation of heritage, and the sharing and celebration of cultural knowledge, symbolism, and self-identification through textile traditions.
The Weaving Cultural Identities project was inspired by Saudi Arabian artist, Ajlan Gharem’s public installation Paradise Has Many Gates, a chain-link mosque installed in Sen̓áḵw – Vanier Park, Vancouver BC as part of the 2018-2021 Vancouver Biennale curatorial theme: “re-IMAGE-n”. By reimagining Vancouver’s Indigenous and migrant communities’ loss of identity and sacred traditions through displacement, we can work towards reintroducing traditional practices that reflect spiritual healing and cultural restoration.
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Exhibition Inquiries
If your organization is interested in hosting this exhibition, please contact us at info@vancouverbiennale.com.
Other Venues

Moncton NB
May. 8, 2021 - Aug. 22, 2021

Penticton NB
Sep. 13, 2021 - Nov. 15, 2021

Halifax NS
Jan. 1, 2022 - Mar. 31, 2022

Saskatoon SK
Nov. 14, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020

Estevan, SK
Aug. 28, 2020 - Oct. 23, 2020

Winnipeg MB
Jun. 19, 2020 - Jul. 31, 2020
Artists
Angela GeorgeCanada
Debra SparrowCanada
Chief Janice George & Buddy JosephCanada
Dawn Livera & Adrienne NeufeldCanada
Krista PointCanada
Nadia SajjadCanada
Ruth Scheuing & Mary Lou TrinkwonCanada
Shamina SenaratneCanada
Michelle Sirois SilverCanada
Robyn SparrowCanada
Doaa Jamal
Damian JohnCanada
Sholeh MahloujiCanada
Michelle NahaneeCanada